Politics

WATCH: Harris vote breaks 32nd Senate tie, making history

By Chris Megerian, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris has set the record for the most Senate tiebreaker votes, topping a nearly 200-year-old mark by casting her 32nd to help confirm a new federal judge in Washington, D.C.

WATCH: Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he's ending his blockade of most military nominations

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a blockade of nominations over his opposition to a Pentagon abortion policy.

WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Senate approves hundreds of military promotions

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthlong blockade of nominations over his opposition to a Pentagon abortion policy.

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on taxing foreign income

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving questions about a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth for another day.

WATCH: Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend efforts to combat antisemitism on campus

In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combating antisemitism.

Biden ramps up fundraising at events with James Taylor and Steven Spielberg

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

In October, Biden and the Democratic National Committee reported raising more than $71 million for his reelection in the three months ending Sept. 30, a sign that donors remained behind him going into the 2024 presidential race.

Netanyahu says military will control security in Gaza after war ends as Israel steps up strikes

By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday the military would have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after the war ends.

Here's who and who will not be on stage at the 4th Republican presidential debate

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump is the front-runner but has skipped all the primary debates, saying he doesn't want to give further attention to his trailing rivals.

Here are the key takeaways from Monday at the UN climate conference

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

The president of the talks, Sultan al-Jaber of the host United Arab Emirates, was on the defensive after video circulated of him questioning plans to phase out fossil fuels.

Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 George Floyd protests

By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

Monday's announcement is a reversal for Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, a progressive who ran on promises to hold police accountable in the Texas capital.